diff --git a/Classes/DemoTableViewController.m b/Classes/DemoTableViewController.m
index bf9f1f9..2b5c47d 100644
--- a/Classes/DemoTableViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/DemoTableViewController.m
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 #import "DemoTableViewController.h"
 
+@interface DemoTableViewController () <PullRefreshTableViewDelegate>
 
 @implementation DemoTableViewController
 
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     [super viewDidLoad];
+	self.refreshDelegate = self;
 
     self.title = @"Pull to Refresh";
     items = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"What time is it?", nil];
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(N
     return cell;
 }
 
+#pragma mark - PullRefreshTableViewDelegate implementation
+#pragma mark @required
+
 - (void)refresh {
     [self performSelector:@selector(addItem) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
 }
diff --git a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.h b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.h
index 92429f3..21fb70e 100644
--- a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.h
+++ b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
+@protocol PullRefreshTableViewDelegate
+- (void)refresh;
+@end
 
 @interface PullRefreshTableViewController : UITableViewController {
     UIView *refreshHeaderView;
@@ -42,10 +45,29 @@
     NSString *textLoading;
 }
 
-@property (nonatomic, retain) UIView *refreshHeaderView;
-@property (nonatomic, retain) UILabel *refreshLabel;
-@property (nonatomic, retain) UIImageView *refreshArrow;
-@property (nonatomic, retain) UIActivityIndicatorView *refreshSpinner;
+#ifndef PTR_STRONG
+#if __has_feature(objc_arc)
+#define PTR_STRONG strong
+#else
+#define PTR_STRONG retain
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PTR_WEAK
+#if __has_feature(objc_arc_weak)
+#define PTR_WEAK weak
+#elif __has_feature(objc_arc)
+#define PTR_WEAK unsafe_unretained
+#else
+#define PTR_WEAK assign
+#endif
+#endif
+
+@property (nonatomic, PTR_WEAK) id<PullRefreshTableViewDelegate> refreshDelegate;
+@property (nonatomic, PTR_STRONG) UIView *refreshHeaderView;
+@property (nonatomic, PTR_STRONG) UILabel *refreshLabel;
+@property (nonatomic, PTR_STRONG) UIImageView *refreshArrow;
+@property (nonatomic, PTR_STRONG) UIActivityIndicatorView *refreshSpinner;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *textPull;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *textRelease;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *textLoading;
@@ -54,6 +76,5 @@
 - (void)addPullToRefreshHeader;
 - (void)startLoading;
 - (void)stopLoading;
-- (void)refresh;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
index 3391bb6..e645633 100644
--- a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 @implementation PullRefreshTableViewController
 
-@synthesize textPull, textRelease, textLoading, refreshHeaderView, refreshLabel, refreshArrow, refreshSpinner;
+@synthesize textPull, textRelease, textLoading, refreshDelegate, refreshHeaderView, refreshLabel, refreshArrow, refreshSpinner;
 
 - (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style {
   self = [super initWithStyle:style];
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ - (void)viewDidLoad {
 }
 
 - (void)setupStrings{
-  textPull = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"Pull down to refresh..."];
-  textRelease = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"Release to refresh..."];
-  textLoading = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"Loading..."];
+  textPull = NSLocalizedString(@"Pull down to refresh...", nil);
+  textRelease = NSLocalizedString(@"Release to refresh...", nil);
+  textLoading = NSLocalizedString(@"Loading...", nil);
 }
 
 - (void)addPullToRefreshHeader {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ - (void)startLoading {
     }];
     
     // Refresh action!
-    [self refresh];
+    [self.refreshDelegate refresh];
 }
 
 - (void)stopLoading {
@@ -168,12 +168,15 @@ - (void)stopLoadingComplete {
     [refreshSpinner stopAnimating];
 }
 
+/*
 - (void)refresh {
     // This is just a demo. Override this method with your custom reload action.
     // Don't forget to call stopLoading at the end.
     [self performSelector:@selector(stopLoading) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
 }
+*/
 
+#if !__has_feature(objc_arc)
 - (void)dealloc {
     [refreshHeaderView release];
     [refreshLabel release];
@@ -184,5 +187,6 @@ - (void)dealloc {
     [textLoading release];
     [super dealloc];
 }
+#endif
 
 @end